Mounting board for sheet material



1962 i A. T. ZAIA 3,048,278

MOUNTING BOARD FOR SHEET MATERIAL Filed June 12, 1961 FIG. 5

l/ l/ INVENTOR.

ANTHONY T. ZAIA 7M1M I A TTORNE Y United States Patent MOUNTING BOARD FOR SHEET MATERIAL I Anthony T. Zaia, 2730 Wisconsin Ave. NW

' Washington, DC.

Filed June 12, 1961, Ser. No. 116,437 3 Claims. (Cl. 211-45) The present invention relates to a mounting board and more particularly has reference to a mounting board which may be used in a series of mounting boards having special utility as'a medium to: communication, rd instance, between architect and client.

In order to produce competent plans which for purposes of a mass society are tending to become morecomcannot but seriously limit the 'architects function and ultimately works to the detriment of the client in terms of time spent and extra costs endured. A

In order to provide a common working base for architect and client, this new media must :be explored and the obvious shortcomings of our present approach be solved. Such media must be based on the type of methodology which governs our contemporary scientific and engineering planning. There also must be the advantage of complete visual control allowing informative first glance analysis and synthesis of relatively complex problems. Such a medium is herein projected.

The present invention provides a common tool which can be used by architect, engineer, and client in furtherance of this much desired communication between them.

To this end, the present invention assists, for example, in (1.) permit-ting quick action on the part of architect and client to inaugurate necessary changes and avoid unnecessary expense to client and contractor, (2.) enhancing architect-contractor-client participation, (3.) providing the facility to change and relocate building features, equipment, furniture, walls and partitions with ease, during various stages of project development, (4.) furnishing the basis for an up-to-date completely visual master control plan layout of client organization structure, its location, and its related build-ing changes and requirements, (5.) allowing the whole building project to be vertically mounted and in view at all times in the form of integrated building floor plans and thereby facilitating understanding and use of the medium through ease of visibility and access.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from a study of the following specifications, read in connection with accompanying drawings wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a plan view of a mounting board having a drawing secured thereto by the drawing securing means embodying the invention;

FIGURE 2 is an enlarged elevational view of one of the securing means in FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 3 is an elevational exploded View of the component parts of the securing means;

FIGURE 4 is a vertical sectional view taken along lines 44 in FIGURE 2; and

FIGURE 5 is an elevational view of a plurality of the mounting hoards of the present invention placed on a supporting frame.

Referring to the drawing, I have illustrated the mounting board 1 as comprising a four-sided body member having a flat surface which member may be constructed of any suitable rigid material such as wood, plastic, plasterboard, metal, etc. and may have any desired length,

a 1 r 3,048,278 IC p a ented Aug. 7., 1962 width and thickness. 1 is provided with the mounting device 3 of the present invention. Although generally unnecessary the board may be provided with additional mounting devices along its sides if so desired. The mounting device 3 comprises an elongated housing 6 having a longitudinal cylindrical bore 9 and a slot 12 communicating with said bore. The housing is provided with an elongated spring 15 and a gavel 18' composed of a head 18a'slidably positioned in the cylindrical bore 9 and an arm 18b that projects vertically throughthe slot 12. The arm of the gavel serves both as a means :to slide the-head within the cylindrical bore and thereby compress the spring and also as the retainer for one corner of the sheet material to be mounted. .The mounting device 3 is countersunk diagonally in each corner ofthe mounting board 1 so that the surface of the mounting device'containing the slot is substantially on an equal plane with the board 1. In position, the head 18a of the gavel rests on the topend of the elongated spring 15 as shown in FIGURE 2 so that movement of the arm of the gavel toward the center of the board 1 will compress the spring Any sheet material or exhibit to be mounted is provided with holes at each corner at a point slightly more toward the center of the board 1 than is the outer top of each housing so that sufiicient tension-may be applied the material to be mounted as will be discussed below.. Thus in mounting the sheet material, the arm of the gavel is pulled toward the center of the board compressing the spring and inj sented into the corresponding corner hole in the sheet 7 material to.,be mounted. The procedure is repeated for the mounting devices in the other three corners. On release of the arm the compressed springs, in each of the mounting devices will be pushing outwardly and toward each of the four corners, that is, will exert diagonal tension, thereby holding the mounted material tightly and 9 through an opening 20 at one end of'the housing 6.

The arm 18b of the gavel is then inserted. through the slot 12 of the housing 6 and securely attached to its receiving hole 2'3 in the head 18a of the gavel. The elongated spring 15 is then introduced into the cylindrical bore through the same opening as :was the head of the gavel. The mounting device is now ready to be countersunk into the board.

The housing and gavel of the mounting device can be made of any strong, rigid material but metal highly preferred. The dimensions of the mounting device will, of course, vary depending i011 the size or the mounting board employed. A housing measuring about 1" to 3" in length and about A" to /2" in width and height will serve most mounting boards having lengths and widths up to about 4 or 5 feet or more.

In use the mounting board can be attached to any suitable support by any desired means. The sheet material, be it paper, a drawing, document, exhibit, etc, once mounted is in position ior communicative expression. Changes and additions can be made while mounted or the sheet material can be easily removed for suggested changes or additions. Copies of all or part of, for instance, an exhibit or drawing can be quickly made by use of transparent overlay sheets which can, if desired, be mounted on the board as was the original. Prescribed changes or additions can, furthermore, be made by way of overlays, and alternative changes and additions can be demonstrated with ease and facility. inclusions, more over, can be conveniently made by the use of a series of Each corner of the mounting board 3 overlays mounted one over the other. Thus, it can be seen that the present invention provides numerous avenues of communicative expression.

Although a single mounting board will find much application in many fields, a series o f such mounting boards positioned to abut each other can also be employed to advantage. It is in this latter type of system, for example, that the present invention finds its most practicalutility in the area ofarchitect-c'lient communication. As illustrated in FIGURE 5, a plurality of the mounting boards of the present invention are each placed on a supporting frame 25, preferably a wall supporting frame, so that they reside adjacent to each other. The system is preferably designed so that each mounting board can be pulled off and pressed onto the wall supporting frame by male and female'receiving clips or magnets. A series of drawings generally on Mylar acetate sheets are then mounted on the plurality of mounting boards of the present invention which drawings when mounted constitute, for example, the floor plans of a building structure. Having thus created a vertically mount'ed integrated skeleton floor plan each mounting board area can be worked independently by architect, client, contractor, engineer and the like.

I claim:

1. In combination, a mounting board having positioned diagonally at each corner thereof a mounting device comprising an elongated housing having a bore, a slot communicating with said bore, said bore being provided with an elongated spring and a gavel, the head of said gavel being slidably positioned in said bore to rest on the top end ofsaid elongated spring and the arm of said gavel protruding vertically through said slot, said mounting device being countersunk into said board so thatthe surface of the device containing said slot is substantially on an equal plane with said board.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein the mounting device is made of metal.

3. Incornbination, asupporting frame having mounted thereto and adjacent to each other a series of mounting boards, said mounting boards having positioned diagonally at each corner thereof a mounting device comprising an elongated housing-having a bore, a slot communicating with said bore, said bore being provided with an elongated spring and a gavel, the head of said gavel being slidably positioned in said bore to rest on the top end of said elongated spring and the arm of said gavel protruding vertically through said slot, said mounting device being countersunk into said board so that the surface of the device containing said slot is substantially on an equal plane with said board.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,613,933 Castleton Jan. 11, 1927 2,509,578 Scherquist May 30, 1950 FOREIGN PATENTS 315,708 Germany Nov. 11, 1919 France Sept. 14, 1955 

